Source:British Journal of Sociology of Education
(1988)
This paper exPlores how a group of 83 young;white, working class women became involved in the state's most recent attempt at restructuring social relations through vocational initiatives. Using ethnographic research conducted in a caring course department of a northern further education college, it …
The Youth Training Scheme (YTS) is much the most significant public policy intervention in the UK training market since the 1964 Industrial Training Act (ITA). This paper presents an economic evaluation of YTS. We begin in Part II by outlining the history and mechanics of the Scheme. Part III descri…
Summary. In an academic medical centre between 1980 and 1985, the attitudes, preferences and career goals of house officers in a primary medical care residency training programme were assessed at entry and at the end of each house officer year. Primary care trainees who went on to practise in a gene…
Source:Research in Developmental Disabilities
(1987)
A profile of implementation strategies for funding postgraduate training programs using local or state resources is described. The need for those implementation strategies as well as basic principles for successful implementation is documented. Two programs are briefly described-a University Affilia…
This paper examines technological curricula in terms of their potential to be realized in occupational roles. The more the curriculum is oriented towards roles (as opposed to skills or pure knowledge), the greater the probability that it will be articulated in the labour market and the greater its e…
This document contains the text of a 1987 Recommendation of the Commission of the European Communities on vocational training for women. Article 1 recommends that Member States adopt a policy to encourage participation of women in training schemes, especially those relevant to occupations of the fut…
A random sample of 102 cases referred in 1983 by paramedicals to the Southern Highlands Provincial Hospital, Papua New Guinea, was analysed for agreement with the final hospital diagnosis and with standardized primary care therapies. Health centre diagnosis was judged accurate in 45% of cases; inacc…
